Strawberry Moon

The moon two nights ago. I’m visiting at my daughter’s and don’t have my camera with me, so I had to make do with my Android phone. As always: Slava Ukraini! Слава Україні!

Mountain Laurel

The Mountain Laurel was glorious this year. Linked to Cee’s Flower of the Day As always: Slava Ukraini! Слава Україні!

Honored to be interviewed by a Ukrainian media outlet

This past week United24, which is President Zelenskyy’s official fundraising platform for people and organizations wanting to help Ukraine, contacted me again and asked if I would be willing to be interviewed by a Ukrainian media outlet. Previously, I had been featured on United24’s “Stories of Support” that had been posted on social media. Photo…

Siberian Iris

These volunteer Siberian Iris are in the garden behind the house I inherited and have now sold. Will the new owners leave them there, or will they tear out the entire area and put in a swimming pool? Linked to Cee’s Flower of the Day As always: Slava Ukraini! Слава Україні!

Southern Magnolia

Seeing this particular Southern Magnolia tree bloom for the last time… It is in front of the house my sister and I inherited, the house in which we grew up. But the house has now sold. We will close the sale next Thursday, and I heard the new owners say they plan to widen the…

A little visitor

Seems as if every time I visit my daughter’s family, something comes to the window in the back door. This time it was a tree frog that arrived after dark and stayed for quite a while, ignoring the dog and the cat that were playing just inside the door. And as always: Slava Ukraini! Слава…

The miracle boy is now a teenager!

Originally posted on Believing for Ben:
Nine years ago this month, when he had just turned four years old, grandson Ben had the first of three brain surgeries that would save his life. Yesterday, he became a teenager. We celebrated early three weeks ago with a trip to Atlanta to watch the soccer match between…

Proud to be in this video from Ukraine

A photo of my grandson Ben and me is included in this video from Ukraine that was posted on Instagram today. It’s the photo that was in their earlier United24 post. We’re almost at the end of the video, and if you blink you’ll miss us. Even if you don’t blink you may miss us…